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4th Technology Innovation Conference

May 13, 2010 UPDATE:

The conference program is posted below. All seminars qualify for Professional Development Hour (PDH) credit but must be taken in one hour segments. Earn up to 5 hours of PDH by choosing from the 15 one hour sessions in three tracks and 26 different seminar topics. Keynote and lunchtime panel are not included for PDH.



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4th Technology Innovation Conference - May 20, 2010

MeadowView Convention Center, Kingsport TN

8:30 – 9:45 AM

Keynote: Building for the Future in a Cost Constrained Environment

Industrial Perspectives: Eastman Chemical Company Executives

J. Parker Smith, Vice President & General Manager of Worldwide Manufacturing Support and Quality

Debbie Davis Waltermire, Director of Global Indirect Procurement & Supply Chain

Mark K. Cox, Vice President for Chemical Fibers, Performance Polymers and Technology

Supplier Perspectives (Gold Sponsors): Emerson Process Management, Honeywell Process Solutions, Teikoku USA

Innovation Snapshots (Silver Sponsors): Endress + Hauser

 

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

eChemExpo Solutions Marketplace

Exhibit Hall Open (100 supplier companies)

 

4th Technology Innovation Conference

Process & Mechanical Technologies

…capability enhancement, energy efficiency, capital intensity

Plant Reliability & Instrumentation

…wireless, device lifecycle management, ultrasonic flow, monitoring, diagnostics

NEW- Vacuum Technologies

Symposium & Sustainability

…energy efficiency, greener process, capital intensity, sustainability

Pumping & Mixing

Wireless and Asset Management

Selecting a Vacuum Pump-Part 1

10:15 – 10:40 AM

GOLD SPONSOR

High Temperature High Pressure Pumping (Teikoku USA)

GOLD SPONSOR

 

Wireless and Asset Management Device Systems

(Emerson Process Management)

 

Selecting the Right Liquid Ring Vacuum Pump for the Application

(Gardner Denver Nash)

10:45 – 11:10 AM

New Impeller Meets Challenges of Gas Dispersion

(Philadelphia Mixing Solutions)

Intercooled Vacuum Boosters for Industrial Applications

(Pfeiffer Vacuum)

 

Distillation & Centrifugation

Life Cycle and Device Asset Management of Instrumentation

Selecting a Vacuum Pump-Part 2

11:15 – 11:40 AM

Recent Developments in High Performance Mass Transfer Equipment (Koch Glitsch)

SILVER SPONSOR

Calibration Life Cycle Management Best Practices (Endress + Hauser)

Variable Pitch Rotary Screw Vacuum Pumps Improve Vacuum Efficiency

(Busch LLC)

11:45 – 12:10 AM

Scale-up of Liquid /Liquid Centrifuges (Robatel Inc)

GOLD SPONSOR

Device Asset Management Solutions

(Honeywell Process Solutions)

Edwards Dry Vacuum Pumps: The Claw and Scroll

(Edwards Vacuum)

12:15 – 12:45 PM

NEW -- FEATURED PANEL

Plant Reliability & Sustainability: Cornerstones for Future Growth?

Institute for a Secure & Sustainable Environment, Eastman, BAE Systems, Honeywell Process Solutions

(Cosponsored by ASQ 1106, AIChE East TN Section, ASME Holston Section)

 

Energy Efficiency

Special Topics

Vacuum-Part 3 & Ultrasonic Testing

1: 00 – 1:25 PM

GOLD SPONSOR

Energy Efficiency Optimization

(Honeywell Process Solutions)

GOLD SPONSOR

Seal Less Pump & Condition Monitoring (Teikoku USA)

Total Cost of Ownership for Dry Screw Pumping Technology

(SIHI Pumps Inc.)

1:30 – 1:55 PM

How do we save energy in our steam systems? (Swagelok)

Multi-variant Analysis for Asset Management (GE Intelligent Platforms)

Ultrasonic Emission Testing for Cycle Isolation (Control Southern, Inc)

 

Expansion Joints Tutorial

Ultrasonic Flow

& Valve Diagnostics

Sustainability

2:00 - 2:25 PM

The Design and Application of Expansion Joints

(Senior Flexonics Pathway)

Advances in Ultrasonic Flow Measurement (Krohne)

NEW- Defining Sustainability from a Business Platform Perspective

(Institute for a Secure & Sustainable Environment)

2:30 – 2:55 PM

Flowserve ValveSight Software and Logix MD Positioner (Flowserve)

 

ASME New Standard Updates

Instrumentation

Sustainability & Automation

3:00 – 3:25 PM

Bolted Joint Assembly Guidelines

(VSP Technologies)

Pre-Insulated and Heat Traced Tubing Products (Parker Hannifin)

NEW- Sustainability of Customer IP and Existing DCS Infrastructure while Implementing New Productivity Tools

(NovaTech)

3:30 – 3:55 PM

Alternative Bolt Assembly Patterns

(VSP Technologies)

Double Block and Bleed Flanged Products with Fugitive Emission Options (Parker Hannifin)

 

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2010 Planning Team

Gene Skates
EASTMAN
Jack Acord
EASTMAN
Brian Joyner
EASTMAN
Lauren Moyer
EASTMAN
Bruce Lyttle
Bristol Compressors, Inc
Jim Ryans
EASTMAN
(Vacuum Symposium)

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